ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book describes and assesses a research project carried out in the Hungarian educational system, in which the abilities of students with learning difficulties tend to deteriorate in Grade 5 once specialised teachers take responsibility for different school subjects. It explores ways of simulating exhibition visits in a virtual setting. The book discusses the theme of ageism and how this can be highlighted through theatrical processes in an Active Ageing Centre in Malta. It uses arts-based action research to target a completely different population: a school community in Utsjoki, the northernmost municipality in the European Union. The book focuses on an exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts in Prague and its use in a project with hearing-impaired children in a Czech school.
